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In our latest episode — House Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) tells Ask a Pol UAP that a classified UAP briefing he attended had “some things that are eye-opening” — but won’t go further. When pressed on whether Americans deserve the same information, he says, “some things you still don’t know all the answers.” Asked directly: adversary or extraterrestrial? “You can’t discuss what happens in the classified briefing.”Who?Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) — Majority Leader, US House of RepresentativesAsk a Pol asks:Rep. Burchett says you had a classified UAP briefing — was it eye-opening?Key Scalise:“We had a classified briefing that some of us went to. Obviously, you can’t talk about what was discussed at the briefing,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise exclusively told Ask a Pol UAP.But was it eye-opening?“Whenever you go to a briefing like that, there’s some things you see that are eye opening,” Scalise said. “And that’s about as far as I’ll go.”Caught our ear:Would you be okay with the American people getting that same information?“You don’t know certain things — or some things you can kind of get some idea of what’s going on,” Scalise tells us. “Some things you still don’t know all the answers. That feeling. I’ll just leave it at that.”TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Steve Scalise (4-28-2026)SCENE: House Majority Leader Steve Scalise is making his way through the Capitol when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo — tipped off by Rep. Tim Burchett — catches the No. 2 House Republican for a rare on-the-record reaction to a classified UAP briefing.Ask a Pol’s on Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy the team a beer!Matt Laslo: “Hey, how are you, sir?”Rep. Steve Scalise: “Good.”Laslo: “What I hear from Congressman Burchett is that you had a briefing on UAP?”Scalise: “Well, we had a classified briefing that some of us went to. Obviously, you can’t talk about what was discussed at the briefing.”Laslo: “Was it eye-opening?”Scalise: “Well, you know, whenever you go to a briefing like that, there’s some things you see that are eye-opening — and that’s about as far as I’ll go.”Laslo: “Was it outside of our reach?”Scalise: “Well, I mean, I’m not going to get into that.”Laslo: “Would you be okay with the American people getting that same information?”Scalise: “Obviously, you know, you don’t know certain things — or some things you can kind of get some idea of what’s going on. Some things you still don’t know all the answers. That feeling. I’ll just leave it at that.”Laslo: “Were they an adversary or extraterrestrial?”Scalise: “You can’t discuss what happens in the classified briefing.”Laslo: “I got to try. Thank you, sir.”Scalise: “Yeah.”Laslo: “How are you? See you.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI) — Member, House Oversight CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:Have you had any conversations about these missing scientists?Key Grothman:“I talked to Mr. Comer about it and we’re going to do things,” Rep. Glenn Grothman exclusively told Ask a Pol UAP. “He’s very, very conscious of it, so we’re going to take care of it.”Is it just strange?“Very strange,” Grothman said. “We got to have a hearing.”Caught our ear:“I don’t know whether it’ll be full or what it is or behind the scenes,” Grothman tells us. “I don’t know, but we’re going to do something.”Is this bigger than the secret UAP task force?“I think bigger than them,” Grothman said.Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol‘s exclusive interview with Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Glenn Grothman (4-22-2026)SCENE: Rep. Glenn Grothman, a member of the House Oversight Committee, is moving through the Capitol when Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo asks him about the 11 missing scientists — and whether Congress is ready to investigate.Matt Laslo: “Have you had any conversations about these missing scientists?”Rep. Glenn Grothman: “Oh, that’s a good question to ask. I talked to Mr. Comer about it and we’re going to do things.”Laslo: “Is that going to be a full Oversight hearing, maybe?”Grothman: “I don’t know whether it’ll be full or what it is or behind the scenes. I don’t know, but we’re going to do something. He’s very, very conscious of it, so we’re going to take care of it.”Laslo: “Yeah, what are you guys hearing on it? Like, it’s just strange, right?”Grothman: “Very strange. We got to have a hearing.”Laslo: “Yeah.”Grothman: “We want to — priority.”Laslo: “Would you trust the secret task force with that, or is this bigger than them?”Grothman: “I think bigger than them.”Laslo: “Yeah. Appreciate you.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~ Let us know what to ask next!In our latest episode — Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) tells Ask a Pol UAP that intelligence community sources say they’re gathering UAP videos for a congressional presentation — but may not release them publicly. He says he’s “totally dubious” Trump will follow through, adds “I don’t trust this town at all,” but insists it’s still worth fighting for. He also says the 11 missing scientists have a clear “overlap” and “connection” to UAP — and deserve investigation regardless.About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~ Let us know what to ask next!In this episode, Rep. Eric Burlison tells Ask a Pol UAP that his inside sources confirm the Trump administration is fully engaged on the missing scientists investigation and the FBI is involved. But he cautions that not all cases lumped together by the press are actually connected — while specifically flagging General McCasland's disappearance as worth a closer look. On a hearing: “We’ll try.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. James Comer (R-KY) — Chair, House Oversight CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:Are you thinking about holding hearings into the 11 missing scientists?Key Comer:“I don’t want to create a big spectacle if there's nothing there," Comer tells us. About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN)Ask a Pol asks:What was this week’s SCIF — Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility — briefing on?Key Burchett:“It’s in SCIF, dude, I can’t tell you,” Rep. Tim Burchett exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.Was it on UAP?“Oh, yeah,” Burchett says. “I was in one last week and it was…pretty intense, and I’m hoping they’ll get some more to some more members...”Full video of interview & transcript at Ask a Pol UAP on Substack. About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

In our latest episode — Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) tells Ask a Pol UAP he got word the night before that the FBI may finally begin looking into the 11 missing scientists. Though Burchett tells us he's no fan of aliens.gov: “I just want the president to release it. I get worried when they start talking about websites and stuff.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol asks:Curious if your delegation has ever gotten an answer on the “drone” incursions over New Jersey?Key Kim:“I personally have not gotten any satisfying response, because I feel like I keep hearing different things,” New Jersey US Senator Andy Kim exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.“I hear from, you know, FAA side, there’s nothing to see — that it was just a lot of public hysteria. But then like, I don’t know, I saw a videotape of this one company talking about how they were doing some drone testing and they were responsible for some of it. And I’m just like, ‘What is this,’ you know?”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) — Co-chair, UAP CaucusAsk a Pol asks:What do you make of Vice President JD Vance saying that the extraterrestrial might be demons? Key Luna:“That’s JD’s opinion,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “If you’re looking at it through a religious perspective, that’s pretty in line.” About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) — Member, Senate Armed Services Committee; co-author, UAP Disclosure ActAsk a Pol asks:Remember that former Congressman Matt Gaetz? Well, he’s out there saying he was briefed by a military guy who claimed that there was like a human-alien hybrid program…Key Rounds:“A what?” the senior member of the powerful Senate Intelligence and Armed Services Committees says.“I don’t f***ing know, sir,” Laslo replies.Rounds laughs.But basically, humans and aliens being, like, bred together by the government. What do you make of that?“That’s a new one on me,” Sen. Mike Rounds exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.That’s someone through your party.Rounds laughs.“Well, I don’t think they’re part of the Congress anymore,” Rounds says. “Maybe there’s a reason for that.”Full video of interview & transcript at Ask a Pol UAP on Substack. About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)Ask a Pol asks:So you guys are going to get a briefing now from the Pentagon?Key Luna:“I requested documents and so if we have to subpoena the documents, we will,” Rep. Luna exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.Caught our ear:“So people at the Pentagon you’re trying to be cute and it’s not going to work,” Luna tells us. “And we’re not asking for briefing, we’re asking for the documents.”TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna SCENE: As Rep. Anna Paulina Luna was talking UAP transparency at the Capitol, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo asked whether lawmakers were getting a Pentagon briefing or whether this standoff is now about documents — and possible subpoenas.Matt Laslo: “So you guys are going to get a briefing now from the Pentagon?”Rep. Luna: “No, I haven’t requested a briefing. I requested documents and so if we have to subpoena the documents, we will. And whoever at the Pentagon decided to not pass our letter, at least some and acting that they get fired. I have a very clear understanding of the directive, not just for the president, but also understand that Hegseth is in line with the president on all this policy, assume through this one. So we’ll be getting the doc it’s just fictitious show. The crap that we have to deal with. to getting straight to the point.”Laslo: “Have you reached out to Hegseth personally or?”Luna: “I have his number. I reached out to the White House directly. I am going to be calling if I start getting pushed back. But I don’t act that you wasn’t like, don’t give those documents over. So people at the Pentagon you’re trying to be cute and it’s not going to work. And we’re not asking for briefing, we’re asking for the documents.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) — Congressional UAP CaucusAbout Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol asks:What do you make of the chatter that the CIA might be the ones blocking your UAP investigation? Key Luna:“No, I don’t think the CIA is blocking it, because — you read the directive — we’ve been working and having conversations with all the powers that be,” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “I think it’s lower level.” About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) — Co-chair, Congressional UAP CaucusKey Burchett:On why the UAP Caucus has been more outspoken lately:“We’re just frustrated, brother. We’re just frustrated.”On whether full disclosure is actually coming:“I really don’t think they’re going to give us everything. I think they’re going to try to hide it... all they’re going to do is hide something under national security — and that’s what they always do.”On his conversation with President Trump the morning of the State of the Union:“I told him, look, it’s so many levels of this thing — you got to peel back that onion. I said we need to get to the bottom of it. He was very receptive.”On his bill to abolish AARO:“I’m tired of restructuring government. We just end up with the same dad-gum thing every time. I just want to do away with it.”Caught our ear:On the FBI’s UAP office:“I don’t trust the FBI to do anything.”On his personal safety disclaimer:“I always say I’m not suicidal. My wife says, ‘Why do you always say that?’ I say because it’s insurance, honey.”Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol UAP’s exclusive phone interview with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Tim Burchett (4-10-2026)SCENE: Congress is still off for their two week Easter recess, so Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo called UAP Caucus Co-chair Rep. Tim Burchett by phone for a candid check-in on all things UAP — from a new bill to blow up AARO, to missing scientists, to details of his UFO conversation with President Donald Trump…Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram.Matt Laslo: Hey, how you livin’?Rep. Tim Burchett: I’m just living the dream. I got this inner ear problem so I’m having trouble hearing. Hang on, let me turn the volume up here. I’ll put it in my good ear. What’s up?Laslo: I was just wondering if you had a minute. There’s been so much news these past week or so.Burchett: Crazy, man. Matt Gaetz — when he said what he said, you know, he didn’t say that they’re interbreeding with aliens, but he did say that he was briefed on it and it was a military guy. And I remember — we get briefed on this stuff individually. People come up and tell you stuff and people want to meet with you and you always do. And of course he represented one of the biggest military installations in the country. I think he had more military people in his district than anybody in Congress. So.SUBSCRIBER-ONLY CONTENT*PSA: Student? Unemployed? Underemployed?Ping us for a free VIP subscription. No questions asked.About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) — Congressional UAP Caucus; House Oversight CommitteeAsk a Pol UAP asks:Is the White House registering Aliens.gov a troll move — or a genuine signal that UAP disclosure is coming?Key Ogles:“There’s been so much chatter, and there’s so many people coming forward that the administration, President Trump, just wants to lay a baseline and he wants to be honest with it,” Rep. Andy Ogles exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “He likes to break the mold, right? And so being the guy that revealed the truth — whatever the truth is — that’d be historic, right? So, I mean, that’s exactly who President Trump is.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) — Armed Services & Intelligence CommitteesAsk a Pol asks:Haven’t seen you since the president’s announcement. What do you make of him saying he wants to open up the UFO files?Key Gillibrand:“I think it’s great. It’s good for a good step in the right direction,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand exclusively tells Ask a Pol.Find us on Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, etc. Or just buy the team a beer!Caught our ear:“I tweeted back at him. Great, let’s work on this together,” Gillibrand tells us.Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and a staffer, slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (3-11-2026)SCENE: Ask aPol’s Matt Laslo is staking out the US Capitol’s historic Senate Carriage Entrance — where horses and buggies used to drop off Senators of old — when Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and a senior aide walk up so she can vote on the Senate floor.Matt Laslo: “Haven’t seen you since the President’s announcement.”Kirsten Gillibrand: “We’re here every day!”ML: “What do you make of him saying he wants to open up the UFO files?”KG: “I think it’s great. It’s a good — great step in the right direction.”Gillibrand Staffer: “But it’s redundant, because we already passed it in the NDAA and that stuff has to be public.”ML: “But is AARO going to be part of that?”KG: “I don’t know.”Gillibrand shrugs.KG: “I don’t know what he meant, so I’m gonna…”ML: “Does anyone?”KG: “I tweeted back at him, ‘Great, let’s work on this together, though!’”Gillibrand Staffer: “He was just talking out of his ass.”ML: “No word?”KG: “No.”Gillibrand Staffer: “He was just talking out of his ass. NDAA already did it.”Ask a Pol AI Disclosure:Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. (generative) AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’s…About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol asks: Do you have any idea what the mysterious craft were that reportedly surveilled Louisiana’s Barksdale Air Force Base? Key Cassidy:“No, I don’t,” Sen. Bill Cassidy exclusively tells Ask a pol UAP. “I don’t.Do you feel like the Pentagon has a grasp on what intruded the airspace?“I don’t know,” Cassidy says. “Let me check on that. I mean, it’s important for me to know. I’ll try and figure that out.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) — Senate Intel & Armed Services CommitteesSCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo catches Sen. Mike Rounds walking through the US Capitol’s basement alone, so he proceeds to join the Senator as he rides one of the Senate’s underground trams from the Capitol to the Senate Office Buildings across the street.Matt Laslo: “Talking about one of your colleagues in the House — Rep. Burlison. He said he’s looking to maybe revive your measure with Schumer, the UAP Disclosure Act. Did you talk to Schumer about it at all?”Sen. Mike Rounds: “I have not.”ML: “So NDAA talks haven’t really sparked yet?”MR: “We’re working NDAA stuff now. This is one — I would like to see some language in it to move this thing along a little bit.”ML: “I’m curious if you guys now have an ally with the White House.”MR: “Yeah. I hope we do. The issue last time was the House and their concerns. We have to work with the House to allay the concerns they may have. And I have the same concerns — I don’t want to release anything that’s vital for our national security. I want to have it done correctly, so that we don’t give out any information that would otherwise endanger any of our classified programs.”ML: “Have the conversations changed in the last couple of years?”MR: “No, I don’t think so.”ML: “Is that disheartening?”MR: “No, it’s just — there are so many other things going on. I think folks are focused on other issues. We’ve got a war. We’ve got the challenges right now with part of government being shut down. It’s been frustrating — we’ve had this multiple times since October. But I think that’s where people have been focused.”ML: “Why go on recess if DHS is shut down?”MR: “I don’t know that we can. The challenge we’ve got is right now our Democratic colleagues continue to demand things they know we can’t do. I thought we had a pretty good deal going last night. I thought there was a good opportunity for them to come around on it. But some of the demands they’re making now simply don’t work.”ML: “Feel like they’re moving the goal posts?”MR: “I don’t know if they’re moving the goal posts — I always hate to say that — but I’m not sure they had laid out a goal post in the first place. Their demands have been rather nebulous. It’s probably gotten worse, not better. That doesn’t reflect what a number of the individual members have talked to us about. We’ve got a couple more days before the plan to break — hopefully jet fumes will help move things along.”ML: “I’ll be watching. I think they’re terrified of their progressive base.”MR: “You’ve hit it on the head.”ML: “Have a good one, sir.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — Oversight Committee & Secrets Task ForceAsk a Pol asks:The annual NDAA — or National Defense Authorization Act — season’s coming soon. Do you think there might be more support for something like Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Mike Rounds’ UAP Disclosure Act this time around?Key Burlison:“I do,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “The time that I spent [last year] talking to these Committee Chairs in both the House and Senate has at least loosened the soil. So I think that’ll give me an opportunity when I go back and have the conversation, it’s not going to be a fresh topic to them.”Ask a Pol’s on Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer! Caught our ear:Especially now with the White House on board?“Yes,” Burlison tells us. “What we’re trying to do right now is, I’m trying to work with the White House on the language and say, ‘Look, based on what you’re planning to do — does this* dovetail in with your goals for release?’ and ‘What kind of real mechanisms do we need to put in place to operationalize this disclosure?’”Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol‘s exclusive interview with Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Eric BurlisonSCENE: After casting his vote on the floor of the US House of Representatives, Rep. Eric Burlison's walking back to his office across the street when Ask a Pol's Matt Laslo catches up with him.Matt Laslo: “NDAA [National Defense Authorization Act] season’s coming — do you think there might be more support for something like the UAP Disclosure Act this time around?”Rep. Eric Burlison: “I do.”ML: “Are you planning to offer it?”EB: “The time that I spent talking to these committee chairs in both the House and Senate has at least loosened the soil. So I think that’ll give me an opportunity — when I go back and have the conversation, it’s not going to be a fresh topic to them.”ML: “Especially now with the White House on board, you’re seeing…?”EB: “Yes. What we’re trying to do right now is I’m trying to work with the White House on the language and say: look, based on what you’re planning to do — does this dovetail in with your goals for release, and what kind of real mechanisms do we need to put in place to operationalize this disclosure?”ML: “And have you talked with UAP Disclosure Act sponsors Sens. Rounds and Schumer yet — or too early for that?”EB: “No. Thank you.”ML: “Preciate ya.”About Ask a Pol:We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — House Oversight Committee and Secrets Task ForceAsk a Pol asks:Has Trump’s UAP announcement changed things on Capitol Hill — and inside the intelligence community?Key Burlison:“[President Donald Trump’s] Truth, or tweet, if you will, has actually had an impact. I’ve seen a dedicated — like a lot of energy dedicated to this topic that has not been dedicated before,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAPs.Caught our ear:“Barry Goldwater* requested to go to see some of these military bases and was turned down. So I’m really taking note of the fact that this may be further than a lot of people have ever got,” Burlison tells us.*Barry Goldwater was the Republican Party’s presidential nominee in 1964 and also a major general in the Air Force Reserve. He was succeeded in the US Senate by John McCain.Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram!TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Eric BurlisonSCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo walks with Rep. Eric Burlison from the steps of the US Capitol to his office across the street.Matt Laslo: “Are you guys in communication with the administration since Trump’s announcement?”Rep. Eric Burlison: “I have been in communication with certain aspects of the administration. And what I can say is that that Truth, or tweet, if you will, has actually had an impact. I’ve seen a dedicated — like a lot of energy dedicated to this topic that has not been dedicated before.”ML: “Is it making other members take it more seriously now?”PSA: Student? Unemployed? Underemployed? Ping us for a free VIP subscription. No questions asked.EB: “I know that the intelligence community is definitely taking it more seriously. And it’s been great — as these accounts have happened, as more and more videos come out, it’s a growing sentiment that this is no longer a goofy topic. This is no longer just a conspiracy. There’s something there, there. And so the question — I think where we’re all at is: what is it that we’re seeing?”ML: “Are you guys still in dialogue with that FBI UFO office?”EB: “In my role, I’m always talking to the FBI in one way, shape or form on different things. But yeah, we talk to them occasionally.”ML: “Are they being helpful? Do you feel like you guys are getting access?”EB: “I think the FBI has been very helpful on this topic. And [Secrets Chair Anna Paulina] Luna has spoken out publicly about that. I think she’s probably one of their biggest fans.”ML: “When are you guys doing your CODEL? Or did you already go out last year?”EB: “So Chair Luna can’t do a CODEL because it’s a task force. But I’m a subcommittee chair in Oversight, and I’m doing a CODEL to South America — to visit with President Milei, to visit with some of the other world leaders down there. We might go to Peru, which may present an opportunity to dovetail — there’s a lot of UAP activity down in Peru — but that’s not the nature of my CODEL. My CODEL is focused on energy and regulatory reform. Now, everybody on the Task Force would be able to join my CODEL.”ML: “Wait — weren’t you guys talking about a Roswell, Area 51 trip?”EB: “Okay, so that is an ongoing thing. I’ve had my first trip — that was kind of a pilot trip. I don’t think they were used to doing this, so they were kind of figuring out the kinks.”ML: “And as you go forward?”EB: “It’s going to be a question of logistics, getting to these other locations, and then the scheduling of who can go with us.”ML: “Did Luna go with you? Or was it just solo?”EB: “It was just solo.”ML: “Did you get any resolution? Did they give you access?”EB: “I don’t want to jeopardize the rest of these trips — I’m gonna leave it at that. I’m just trying to be respectful of the fact that they’ve been — look, Barry Goldwater requested to go to see some of these military bases and was turned down. So I’m really taking note of the fact that this may be further than a lot of people have ever got.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) — Ranking Member, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI)Ask a Pol asks:What do you make of Trump’s announcement that he’s going to open up the UFO files?Key Himes:“God bless him — takes some pressure off of me,” Rep. Jim Himes exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.Caught our ear:“Every time I say this, I get in so much trouble,” Himes tells us. "I would love the public to see what I’ve seen.”Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol‘s exclusive interview with Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Jim HimesSCENE: After voting on the House floor, HPSCI Ranking Member Jim Himes walks past a gaggle of congressional reporters and jokes with Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo about UFO.So Laslo stops him and gets his reaction to the administration securing aliens.gov coupled with President Donald Trump’s promise to disclose the federal government’s UFO files.Rep. Jim Himes: “We discovered the aliens…”Laslo laughs.Himes: “…turns out they were crypto bros, and we’ve got them in formaldehyde at Area not 51, Area 52.”Matt Laslo: “Wait — what’d you make of [President Donald] Trump’s announcement, though, that he’s going to open up the files? Now they got aliens.gov?”Himes: “Good. God bless him. Takes some pressure off of me.”ML: “Do you think there’s going to be no there, there?”Himes: “You know, every time I say this, I get in so much trouble...”ML: “Yeah?”Laslo laughs.Himes: “…but look, I would love the public to see what I’ve seen.”Himes laughs.ML: “Oh, yeah?”Himes walks back onto the House floor.ML: “Nice.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — Member, Congressional UAP Caucus & Oversight CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:Is there a group now above AARO when it comes to UAP disclosure? And has FBI Director Kash Patel opened up files for the UAP caucus?Key Burlison:“I want as many agencies investigating this topic as possible,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “We need AARO, we need the FBI. We need everybody that can investigate this to be investigated.”Caught our ear:“I don’t have a direct contact with [FBI Director Kash] Patel,” Burlison tells Ask a Pol UAP.Support Ask a Pol’s groundbreaking interactive political journalism today:We’re on Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer!Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol UAP’s exclusive interview with Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Eric Burlison (3-26-2026)SCENE: Just ahead of a floor vote, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo jog-runs through a marble-clad corridor just off the floor of the US House of Representatives and catches Rep. Eric Burlison right before he walks into the chamber.Matt Laslo: Is there a group now above AARO when it comes to disclosure?Rep. Eric Burlison: Not yet.ML: But you guys want there to be. Yeah.EB: I don’t know yet.ML: Because we haven’t really heard much if anything from AARO.EB: No, I haven’t heard much from them in a while either.ML: Yeah. But it also sounds like you guys in the UAP caucus kind of left them for the FBI group. Because they just never had your heart or trust.EB: That — for me that’s not the case. I think that — look, I want as many agencies investigating this topic as possible. Because we need as many perspectives on this. And look — some are going to be a good referee on the other. So I think that — it’s my personal opinion — we need AARO, we need the FBI. We need everybody that can investigate this to be investigated.ML: Have you just talked with Patel? Like is he opening up files for you all? Luna seemed to hint at that.EB: I don’t have a direct contact with Patel.ML: Me neither. Yeah. Appreciate it.EB: Thank you, ma’am.Ask a Pol AI Disclosure:Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. Generative AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’s.About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) — Co-chair, Congressional UAP CaucusAsk a Pol asks:What’s up with aliens.gov?Key Burchett:“President says he’s going to put it out, so he hasn’t lied to me yet,” Rep. Tim Burchett exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.Caught our ear:“I hope they don’t get to him and make him pull back,” Burchett tells us.Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol UAP’s exclusive interview with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Tim Burchett (3-19-2026)SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo snags Rep. Tim Burchett for a quick interview as he walks up the steps of the US Capitol on his way to the House floor.Rep. Tim Burchett: “Hey Dave, what’s up?”Matt Laslo: “What’s up with aliens.gov?”Burchett: “I don’t really think about—oh, the president’s deal?”Laslo: “Yeah.”Burchett: “Yeah, I hope it’s—I hope it’s going to happen. I hope they don’t get to him and make him pull back. That’s what’s happened in the past. That’s what’s happened with every report that they’ve had. They said they’re going to bring it out and then they don’t. I hope—I talked to the president about it. I hope we get an answer.”Laslo: “Do you think—have you gotten signs from the administration or the president that we’re going to get disclosure?”Burchett: “President says he’s going to put it out, so — he hasn’t lied to me yet.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Eric Burlison (R‑MO) — Member, Congressional UAP Caucus & Oversight CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:So what’s up with the White House securing aliens.gov?Key Burlison:“I have no idea. I have no idea,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “I thought it was an interesting pick.”Caught our ear:“It could have something to do with illegal aliens,” Burlison tells us of aliens.gov. “It could be them, like, trolling us.”Support Ask a Pol’s groundbreaking interactive political journalism today:We’re on Venmo, PayPal, Cash App, etc.Or just buy the team a beer!Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol UAP’s exclusive interview with Rep. Eric Burlison (R‑MO), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Eric Burlison (3‑19‑2026)SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo waits in the frigid wind for like half an hour as Burlison did a handful of interviews around the Capitol steps. Once he’s done and Ask a Pol has our exclusive, we proceed to cross the street with the Congressman.Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram.Matt Laslo: So what’s up with this aliens.gov?Rep. Eric Burlison: I have no idea. I have no idea. I thought it was an interesting pick. Is it — do you, have you looked into it? Is it true that the White House purchased that?Laslo: It looks like it, yeah. That’s what White House spokespeople are saying.Student? Unemployed? Underemployed?Ping us for a free VIP subscription. No questions asked.Burlison: I’ve seen reporting — I don’t know firsthand. But I, I don’t — I have no idea. It could have something to do with illegal aliens. It could be them, like, trolling us...Laslo: Hell yeah.Burlison: …us UAP, you know, looking into the topic.Laslo: I mean, that’s what I’m saying. Are t‑shirts coming next?Burlison: Right. I don’t — I don’t know, Matt. I really don’t.About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) — Armed Services & Intelligence CommitteesAsk a Pol asks:What do you make of President Donald Trump calling UFO "extremely interesting and important” as he publicly directed Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon and other federal agencies to release their UAP files?Key Rounds:“I haven’t heard anything since then either, so I’m curious to see how they approach it,” Sen. Mike Rounds exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “But it’s a step in the right direction.”Ask a Pol’s popular, just unpaid…Consider chipping in to support our independent journalism — Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer!Caught our ear:Are you going to be dropping the UAP Disclosure Act you co-sponsor with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer as a part of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)?“Good question,” Rounds says. “NDAA’s coming up again. That would be the appropriate place, but I have not talked to Senator Schumer about it.”Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Mike Rounds (3-10-2026)SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo runs into Sen. Mike Rounds and his team right after exiting the Capitol, so he turns around and heads back through security WHILE interviewing the Senator…Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram!Mike Rounds: “How you doing?”Matt Laslo: “I haven’t seen you since the President’s announcement. Were you…?”MR: “Which?”ML: “On UFO…”MR: “Oh.”ML: “…open everything up.”MR: “Yeah, I haven’t heard anything since then either, so I’m curious to see how they approach it.”ML: “Are you guys going to be…?”MR: “But it’s a step in the right direction.”ML: “Are you going to be dropping your UAP Disclosure Act?”ML: “Good question. I mean, NDAA’s coming up again. That would be the appropriate place, so...”Rounds walks past Capitol Police security checkpoint that stops Laslo.ML: “Is…?”MR: “But I have not talked to Senator Schumer about it.”ML: “No?”MR: “So…”Laslo’s mic is running as he steps through metal detector.ML: “Still early?”Rounds is facing the elevators as he rushes to vote on the 2nd floor to cast his vote.MR: “Yeah. We’re getting to that time of the year, though.”ML: “Yeah?”Rounds nods in affirmative as he enters elevator.ML: “Have a good one.”Laslo turns around and starts exiting Capitol.Capital Police officer to Laslo: “Soldier.”Let us know what to ask your lawmakers next!Ask a Pol AI Disclosure:Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. (generative) AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’s…PSA:Student? Unemployed? Underemployed? Ping us for a free VIP subscription.No questions asked. Ever. Got you.About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — Member, Congressional UAP CaucusAsk a Pol UAP asks:Will President Donald Trump’s call to publicly release UFO files have any real-world impact?Key Burlison:“I’ve already talked to people in the Intel community, and it’s given them a green light to do the things that they’ve always wanted to do on this,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “I think you’re going to see some things change pretty quickly.”We listened, killed our paywall and lost 26% of revenue…Consider supporting independent UAP journalism — Venmo, PayPal, Cash App.Or just buy the team a beer!Caught our ear:“We’ll have a hearing when we need to have a hearing,” Burlison tells us.Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol UAP’s exclusive interview with Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Eric Burlison (3-5-2026)SCENE: Ask a Pol UAP’s Matt Laslo catches Rep. Eric Burlison as he’s walking from his office to the US Capitol to vote.Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram!Matt Laslo: “I haven’t seen you since Trump’s announcement on UAP. Like…”Rep. Eric Burlison: “It’s awesome. I think things are going to get better.”Laslo: “What…?”Burlison: “I’ve already talked to people in the Intel community, and it’s given them a green light to do the things that they’ve always wanted to do on this, so...”Laslo: “Oh, interesting.”Burlison: “I think you’re going to see some things change pretty quickly.”Laslo: “So does that put public hearing on hold?”Burlison: “We’ll have a hearing when we need to have a hearing.”Laslo’s stopped at US Capitol Police security checkpoint as Burlison enters Capitol to vote.What should we ask Congress next?Ask a Pol AI Disclosure:Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. Generative AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’s.About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) — Co-chair, Congressional UAP Caucus; Member, Oversight CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:Since President Donald Trump called for UFO disclosure, have you reached out to anyone in the administration?Key Burchett:“Yeah, I talked to the President about it,” Rep. Tim Burchett exclusively tells Ask a Pol.How’d that go?“Very positive,” Burchett says. “I told him we need to know. Need to release it.”PSA: Ask a Pol’s failing / failed.Readying to pull the plug in coming weeks if folks aren’t into Ask a Pol anymore.Caught our ear:“I just want him to release what I’ve seen,” Burchett tells us. “That’d be plenty for most people to handle, I think.”Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Tim Burchett (3-5-2026)SCENE: Ahead of the last House vote of the week, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo snags Rep. Tim Burchett for this exclusive update on the Congressman’s conversation with President Donald Trump on UFOs.Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram.Matt Laslo: “Look at this young man.”Rep. Tim Burchett: “Hey brother, what’s up, Laz?”ML: “Who knows? Hey, I haven’t seen you since the President’s announcement on UAP.”TB: “Yup.”ML: “What do you make of that?”TB: “I don’t know. I don’t know. I just want him to release what I’ve seen. That’d be plenty for most people to handle, I think.”ML: “Have you reached out to anyone in the administration? Like, are you guys talking to…?”TB: “Yeah, I talked to the President about it.”ML: “How’d that go?”TB: “Very positive. I told him we need to know. Need to release it.”ML: “Did you tell him where to look?”TB: “No, I think he knows. I think, there’s plenty to get to, I just, at the appropriate time, I will though.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.Ask a Pol AI Disclosure:Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. (generative) AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’s… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) — Chair, House Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets; Co-chair, Congressional UAP CaucusAsk a Pol asks:Since President Donald Trump’s Have there been efforts by the administration to intimidate you or other Secrets Task Force members regarding your UAP investigations?Key Luna:“No, in fact, if anything, I think there’s been actually open conversations... especially with like the base, what the American people are wanting and advocating for, there’s been absolutely zero intimidation,” Secrets Task Force Chair Anna Paulina Luna exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.ICYMI — Trump’s announcementCaught our ear:“I’m looking forward to sharing what we’ve all seen,” Luna tells us.Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (2-25-2026)SCENE: After Secrets Task Force Chair Anna Paulina Luna casts her last vote of the week, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo waits in the wings as the Congresswoman takes questions from a handful of other outlets before Laslo catches up with her before she hops in a staffer’s awaiting car.Matt Laslo: “Are you talking to anyone in the White House on disclosure?”Rep. Anna Paulina Luna: “Yeah, yeah.”ML: “How’s that lookin’?”Luna turns away to take a non-UFO question from a congressional reporter for :24 seconds...Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram.ML: “Are you talking to the Pentagon or…?”APL: “I have a meeting with the Pentagon, unrelated, today on something, but I’ve been actively communicating now with the teams that are running point on that, so whether it’s ODNI, FBI, Pentagon or the White House on that.”Luna turns and walks to awaiting car.APL: “And I’m looking forward to sharing what we’ve all seen.”ML: “Yep? I’ll be watchin.”Luna enters car.ML: “Thank you, ma’am.”Ask a Pol AI Disclosure:Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. (generative) AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’s… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) — former US Interior Secretary; Armed Services CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:When you were Interior Secretary, did you ever see evidence of unidentified objects — and what do you make of the Pentagon’s laser operation over El Paso?Key Zinke:“I never saw any evidence of anything that was from not from Earth,” Rep. Zinke exclusively tells Ask a Pol.Caught our ear:“An administration lied. They said they immediately saw it and they didn’t,” Zinke tells us.Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Ryan ZinkeSCENE: (NEED! — Matt Laslo will fill in from his notes)Matt Laslo: Have you caught the stuff over El Paso?RZ: No. What’s going on in El Paso?ML: So, the FAA — they like, FAA announces, boom: airspace, 10-mile range, shut down for the next 10 days.RZ: Next 10 days?ML: Next 10 days.RZ: Is there a mechanical failure of…?ML: No. Well, so, turns out — this is what CNN’s now reporting — is Pentagon has a laser. So the administration is like, “Oh, it was cartel drones, blah blah blah.” Pentagon’s got this laser that they were using to shoot down unidentified something. Could be cartel drones, could be not.RZ: I have not heard that.ML: But yeah. You used to be in the cabinet. Do you know of any space lasers?RZ: Well, I was just over in Israel and they do have a laser for incoming missiles and/or drones, high powered. So I’ve seen it. It doesn’t work on every system.ML: Yeah. It doesn’t work on ICBMs because you have to have a concentrated time. But for drones and such things, it has proven to be effective.RZ: Is that — with it being Israel — that’s probably U.S. tech, or maybe we’re using their tech?ML: I think it’s their tech, but certainly we share.RZ: Yeah. And the Navy has developed a laser and they have tested it at sea.ML: Yeah.RZ: So I think the laser technology is there.ML: Our Navy, not theirs.RZ: Our Navy. But the system in Israel is operational. I’ve physically seen it.Consider chipping in to support our independent journalism — Venmo, PayPal, Cash App — or just buy us a beer!ML: Do you — like, when you were Interior Secretary, because there’s always like sightings of unknown objects. Some call them drones, some call them UAS or whatever.RZ: I never saw any evidence of anything that was from not from Earth.ML: Yeah. But did you see evidence that it was China? Because that’s a BFD according to Biden.RZ: The balloon was.ML: Right? It’s just something — like, how’s American airspace getting invaded by a balloon?RZ: Well, an administration lied. They said they immediately saw it and they didn’t. They said they didn’t down it because of collateral damage. It went across Petroleum County in Montana with 434 people — one less than one less than Congress for the—ML: Right.RZ: And then they said, well, to a degree, it went over four sites that are sensitive. And then they downed it off of Myrtle Beach — which was the higher probability of hitting somebody off Myrtle Beach. And then they said they recovered everything. That would be an impossibility off the coast of North Carolina.ML: See, if you know all that — have you asked those questions?RZ: I have.ML: You got any good answers?RZ: I got answers to know that the administration lied.ML: There you go. Have a good one, sir.Ask a Pol AI Disclosure:Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. (generative) AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’PSA: Student? Unemployed? Underemployed?Ping us for a free VIP subscription. No questions asked. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) — Vice-chair, Senate Intelligence CommitteeSince killing our paywall, Ask a Pol’s down 25% of revenue from last year.Ask a Pol asks:What ever happened to your and Texas US Sen. John Cornyn’s bipartisan effort to address overclassification?Key Warner:“I forgot about that. We put in legislation. We have a bill,” Sen. Mark Warner exclusively tells Ask a Pol. “All of this area, everybody acknowledges we overclassify, but it never rises to the top. Same thing on security clearance reform. We’re trying to make sure that it’s not so complicated.”Military Industrial PentagonWhy are our military contractors exempt from FOIA — the Freedom of Information Act — when they’re so woven into the identity of today’s Pentagon?“I have no idea,” Warner says.It seems like the Pentagon can hide stuff from Congress by having a contractor deal with it?“That’s a fair question,” Warner says. “I gotta give you [better answer] — that’s the first time it’s [come up]…”Let us know what to ask Congress next!Caught our ear:“Bureaucratic protections are outweighing efficiency and transparency,” Warner tells us. “And, particularly now, with an administration that prides itself on not following the law or being transparent, it makes the problem much worse.”TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Mark Warner (2-5-2026)SCENE: After interviewing another Senator, Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo is riding an underground Senate tram back to the US Capitol when Senate Intelligence Committee Vice-chair Mark Warner and an aide proceed to enter his tram…Laslo: Oh, you got on the wrong one.Warner sees Laslo and looks a tad nervous.Warner: I’ll just…Laslo: I’ve been looking for you. What ever happened to your guys’ effort — you and [Sen. John] Cornyn — to change classification? To deal with the overclassification problem?Warner: I forgot about that.Laslo: I know. That was, like, what 8 years ago in Congress time?Warner: We put in legislation.Laslo: Yeah? Did you guys have a bill?Warner: We have a bill.Laslo: Oh, really?Warner: Yeah, the bill — the bill, yes.Laslo: What’s that?Warner: It just hasn’t gotten — you know, all of this area, everybody acknowledges we overclassify, but it never rises to the top. Same thing on security clearance reform. We’re trying to make sure that it’s not so complicated.Laslo: Yeah?Warner: You know, people look at clearances, because, you know, it’s already put enough burden in front of — you really want to go work at the CIA when you’ve had rifts and we’ve had, you know, politicization. It’s going to be even harder if it takes two years to get a security clearance.Laslo: Yeah?Warner: So…Laslo: Do you think we’ll never see a standalone debate on that but we might see it tacked on to the NDAA or?Warner: It’s — part of the challenge is, if I can call it, it is a burden to over…Laslo: Yeah.Warner: To get people back from high classification, everybody’s afraid that, “Oh my gosh, will that piece of information that came out bite you” or will somebody get cleared that was inappropriate.Laslo: Yeah?Warner: And I just think, you know, it’s kind of like, bureaucratic protections are outweighing efficiency and transparency. And particularly now, with an administration that prides itself on not following the law or being transparent, it makes the problem much worse.Laslo: It’s a little separate but kind of similar, like, why are our military contractors exempt from FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] when they’re so woven into the identity of today’s Pentagon?Warner: I have no idea — I will…Laslo: Well, it seems like the Pentagon can hide stuff from Congress by having a contractor deal with it?Warner: That’s a fair question.Laslo: Yeah.Warner: I gotta give you [better answer] — that’s the first time it’s [come up]…Laslo: I throw stones at glass houses for a living. I got no answers.A gaggle of reporters greet the Senator.Press corps: Senator Warner…Ask a Pol AI Disclosure:Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. (Generative) AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’s, and we’re experimenting in public to stay ahead while always grounding our journalism in real‑world reporting and full, unedited transcripts.About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ)Ask a Pol asked:So you — New Jersey residents (AskaARCHIVES: Guess we got NJ’s new governor, Mikie Sherrill on the record on the UAP swarms over her state), Senator Cory Booker and local officials back home — never got answers on the “drones” over Jersey, but now we’ve got lasers shooting “drones” out of the sky in El Paso?Key Kim:“I don’t know what is going on right now,” Sen. Andy Kim (D-NJ) tells Ask a Pol.Does this raise more questions for FAA and Pentagon officials?“Look, I’ve been pressing our government writ large in terms of just our ability to detect drones, be able to distinguish them from other aircraft and think through counter-drones. So I’m just only getting the headlines in terms of what we’re hearing. We’ll get some more details.”Say, “Hey!” on YouTube, TikTok or InstagramCaught our ear:“People need to have answers to this,” Kim exclusively tells us. “This type of just, you know, spontaneous announcement — of what, 10-days, you know? — I mean, it was just, however, they managed this was completely wrong. It created a lot of panic.”TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Andy Kim (2-11-2026)SCENE: Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo hustles to catch up with Senator Andy Kim as he’s rushing to his car after voting on the windy eve at the US Capitol.Matt Laslo: “Wait, Senator Kim!”Laslo’s ducking in and out of Senate-vote traffic.ML: “So you never got answers on the drones over Jersey, but now we got lasers shooting drones out of the sky in El Paso?”Kim laughs.Andy Kim: “I don’t know what is going on right now.”ML: “Does this—does this raise more questions?”AK: “Um, well look, I’ve been pressing this government in terms of, just been pressing our government writ large in terms of just our ability to detect drones, be able to distinguish them from other aircraft and think through counter-drones. So, I, you know, I’m just only getting the headlines in terms of what we’re hearing. We’ll get some more details.”ML: “But what we’re hearing is nuts. Like, so we’re melting these down and, last I heard, Pentagon couldn’t even identify what they were.”AK: “Really?”ML: “In some places.”AK: “I haven’t had a chance—I wasn’t able to see the FAA administrator today.”ML: “You got a day job.”Kim laughs.AK: “But I will say, look, like, people need to have answers to this.”ML: “Yeah.”AK: “And this type of just, you know, spontaneous announcement — of what, 10-days, you know? — I mean, it was just, however, they managed this was completely wrong. It created a lot of panic.”ML: “Yeah?”Kim hops in car, as Laslo chases Senate Intel Vice-chair Mark Warner.Ask a Pol AI Disclosure:Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. (generative) AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’s…About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) — Member, Senate Intelligence CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:Are you satisfied with what you’ve been told by the Trump administration about this week’s El Paso airport fiasco — with the FAA initially shuttering it for 10 days, before reopening it mere hours later — and reports the Pentagon deployed new anti-”drone”laser technology?Key Cornyn:“I’d like to get more information on laser beams. It sounds like there was counter drone activity,” Sen. John Cornyn exclusively tells Ask a Pol.“And FAA didn’t feel like they had enough information about that. So they shut things down, but I’m glad they reopened pretty quickly.”Do you know do the lasers melt it or do they incapacitate its tech?“I think that’s classified,” Cornyn tells us.Join the partay already:Ask a Pol’s crushing it* on YouTube, TikTok & Instagram!*well, about to be crushing it…with a follow from you!Caught our ear:“Drones coming across the border from the cartels are increasing problem,” Cornyn tells us. “Not only in terms of shipping drugs, but also a danger to our border patrol and other agents.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) — Member, Armed Services & Intelligence CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:In the new Age of Disclosure documentary, you talk about “eminent domain,” which is included in your UAP Disclosure Act with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Why are military contractors exempt from FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] because they’re so woven into the contemporary Pentagon?Key Rounds:“There is a general discussion about the fact that some of the stuff that they have is proprietary in nature, and we turn around and we buy their services,” Sen. Mike Rounds exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “So if they’ve got something that is proprietary in nature, they’re not necessarily just simply going to give it up to the US government. They’re going to expect us to buy it from them.“We buy their products, but not necessarily the patents that created it in the first place. We’re changing a lot of that right now, by the way.”But it seems like the Pentagon can hide stuff from Congress by having a contractor handle it?“That’s been a discussion for some time,” Rounds says. “But no resolution.”Any plan for your UAP Disclosure Act this year?“I’ll talk with other folks and see where they’re at,” Rounds tells us. “What I’d really like to be able to do would be to have a more permanent solution than what we’ve got today to make it clear that, look, as time goes along and more of the issues might be more available for public review, there’ll be a place so that it could be accurately held and accurately displayed in the future.“I just don’t want to do anything that’s going to impact our ability to keep our really sensitive programs secret — or keep them protected.”Find Ask a Pol on YouTube, TikTok or Instagram!Caught our ear:“We’re changing a lot of that right now…”Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. (generative) AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech — it’s yesterday’s…About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) — Ranking Member, US House Oversight CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:Any update on your whistleblower protection bill — are we going to see that move at all?Key Garcia:“I think we will, actually,” Rep. Robert Garcia exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “That’s something that’s actually going to have some bipartisan support, and so, yeah, we’re working on that too.“So actually, stay tuned on that. We’ve done a lot of work. [House Oversight Chair James] Comer has been supportive, obviously, and so we’re excited that we can get something done on that bill sooner than later.”Caught our ear:Do you think we’ll see more UAP whistleblowers if that passes?“I do,” Garcia tells us. “Right now, we have a pretty active whistleblower protection line that the [Oversight Committee] website runs. And we’ve gotten people that reach out to us on the Epstein issue, on DOGE and a variety of topics. And so we encourage folks to contact us through the whistleblower protection line.“But I think that that will actually help and strengthen it, because right now the administration is trying to actually tear down a lot of the protections.”Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s exclusive interview with Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), slightly edited for clarity.TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Robert Garcia (2-3-2026)SCENE: After voting on the House floor, Garcia stops on the steps of the US Capitol to answer questions from network camera crews. Once he’s finished, the congressman and his team walk back to his office across the street with Ask a Pol’s Matt Laslo in tow…Matt Laslo: “Any update on your whistleblower protection bill — are we going to see that move at all?”Rep. Robert Garcia: “I think we will, actually. That’s something that’s actually going to have some bipartisan support, and so, yeah, we’re working on that too. So actually, stay tuned on that. We’ve done a lot of work. [House Oversight Chair James] Comer has been, like, supportive, obviously.”Matt Laslo: “Yeah.”Rep. Robert Garcia: “And so we’re excited that we can get something done on that bill sooner than later.”Matt Laslo: “Do you think we’ll see more UAP whistleblowers if that passes?”Rep. Robert Garcia: “I do. And I think, like, right now we have a pretty active whistleblower protection line that the [Oversight] website runs.”Matt Laslo: “Yeah?”Rep. Robert Garcia: “And we’ve gotten people that reach out to us on the Epstein issue, on DOGE and a variety of topics. And so we encourage folks to contact us through the whistleblower protection line.”Matt Laslo: “Yeah.”Rep. Robert Garcia: “But I think that that will actually help and strengthen it, because right now the administration is trying to actually tear down a lot of the protections.”Matt Laslo: “Yeah?”Rep. Robert Garcia: “You know, whether you talk about the Inspectors Generals, the, you know, anything — any sort of auditing or protection of workers or, for a lot of people, the freedom to complain. They keep destroying all the systems.”Matt Laslo: “Yeah?”Rep. Robert Garcia: “So I think strengthening whistleblower protection is important…”They arrive at an entrance to the Cannon House Office Building, and Congressman’s rushing to get to a meeting.Rep. Robert Garcia: “Alright.”Matt Laslo: “Alright. I’ll be watching.”Rep. Robert Garcia: “Okay. Thanks, man.”Aide: “Thanks, Matt.”Matt Laslo: “Appreciate y’all. Have a good one.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. What should we ask lawmakers this week? Let us know! Ask a Pol AI Disclosure:Ask a Pol’s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfundedstartup can compete in today’s new media landscape. (generative) AI isn’t tomorrow’s tech— it’s yesterday’s… This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. André Carson (D-IN) — Member, House Intelligence CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:You had some interesting comments about USO — Unidentified Submerged Objects — in the new Age of Disclosure documentary. What do you know about the underwater stuff?Key Carson:“There are a lot of theories out there that have yet to be explored, you know?” Rep. André Carson exclusively told Ask a Pol UAP.Yeah, but you’re, like, versed on ‘em.“No,” Carson said. “I’m just curious and inquisitive…”THROWBACK: The time Rep. Burchett waxed oceanic…Caught our ear — film critic Carson takes the mic…“I thought it was a phenomenal piece,” Carson told us of Age of Disclosure. “I think my favorite part was dealing with the bubbles surrounding the aircraft. Remember that part? Oh man — which prevents radar detection — yeah, that was the most fascinating part for me.”Are you guys looking into that or anything?“Stay tuned, my brother,” Carson told Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo. “Yeah, stay tuned. Stay tuned, my brother.” This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol's Matt Laslo's exclusive interview with UAP Caucus Co-chair Tim Burchett after the congressman's UFO meeting with Secretary of State Marco Rubio.Who?Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) — Co-chair, Congressional UAP Caucus Ask a Pol asks:How’d your UFO conversation with Secretary of State Marco Rubio go?Key Burchett:“Yeah, I talked to Rubio,” Rep. Tim Burchett exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “It was fine, but, you know, he’s not a Senator anymore...”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism Who?Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA) — Member, Senate Armed ServicesAsk a Pol asks:Around this time last year, you and Senate Intelligence Committee Vice-chair Mark Warner (D-VA) had a classified briefing on the “drone swarms” that shut down Langley Air Force Base] in 2023. Learn anything new since that briefing?Key Kaine:“We don’t know any more,” Sen. Tim Kaine exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “I’ve had briefings with the DOD [Department of Defense] guys that are working on the UAS remit and asking questions about Langley. I’ve not had a specific Langley briefing, but I’ve done briefings where it’s come up. No more info about causes or who they were.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next?Who?Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) — Member, UAP Caucus, House Armed Services and Oversight CommitteesAsk a Pol asks:Did you watch the new UAP documentary? Would you want to have Rubio in a second hearing?Key Mace:“I want to get in a SCIF with Rubio. That’s what I want to do. I want to get in a classified setting with Rubio and find out what he does know because that would be very interesting,” Rep. Nancy Mace exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next?Who?Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — Member, UAP Caucus & Secrets Task ForceAsk a Pol asks:Did you hear back from any of those interrogatories?Key Burlison:“We’re doing it right now, like I’m having my team do a reassessment of like where we, what we’ve accomplished, where we’re at, what things are left to do or what strings we need to pull,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next?Who?Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) — Member, Armed Services & Intelligence CommitteesAsk a Pol asks:Rep. Eric Burlison told Ask a Pol Senate Appropriations staff killed your UAP Disclosure Act — or UAPDA — with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. Then we asked Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, and she said she’d never heard of it.Do you know who in the Senate killed the UAPDA in this year’s NDAA or National Defense Authorization Act?Key Rounds:“I thought it was House that had the disagreements,” Sen. Mike Rounds exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.**Laslo’s head almost spun off…Really? So you guys still don’t even know?“No,” Rounds says. “At some stage of the game, disclosure is better than not. And I think it’ll ease folks just in terms of transparency and make it a little bit easier to get some of our work done in the Armed Services Committee just because there are so many people that think that there’s, you know, something that is not being talked about.”God, this Congress is depressing…your support energizes our increasingly cynical selves.About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next?Who?Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) — Chair, Senate Appropriations CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:Congressman Burleson said appropriation staffers in the Senate opposed it in the NDAA. [Do you know about the UAPDA?]Key Collins:“Never heard of it,” Sen. Susan Collins tells Ask a Pol UAP when asked about the UAPDA — the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Disclosure Act blocking in the NDAA.About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next?Who?Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN) — Member, Congressional UAP CaucusAsk a Pol asks:Only a couple little things UAP mentions in this year’s NDAA — National Defense Authorization Act — anything else happening?Key Ogles:“They’re supposed to have a hearing coming up. I don’t know when it’s scheduled for, but it should be pretty soon,” Rep. Andy Ogles exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “Or maybe because of the holiday, it may not be til January.”Another public hearing?“Yeah,” Ogles tells us.~ Ask a Pol's still the new kids on block — please keep spreading the word ~About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — Member, UAP Caucus & Secrets Task Force LISTEN: Laslo & BurlisonBACKGROUND: Since whistleblower David Grusch upended Washington in 2023, Ask a Pol’s tirelessly hounded the principals CONTEXT: At the end of November, House Armed Services Committee — HASC — Chair Mike Rogers told UAP Caucus member Eric Burlison he’d be fine with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s UAPDA — or UAP Disclosure Act — being included in the final NDAA… NEW — Ask a Pol asks: After contacting the principals needed to sign off on the NDAA, did you find out where the opposition is to the UAPDA? Key Burlison:“It’s like there’s some — I don’t even know if it’s the members of the Senate side, but the Senate Approps [Appropriations] staff feel like it’s their turf. And they don’t want to,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.Ask a Pol lost 10k in 2025…experiment feels over……only you can prove accountants everywhere wrong… Coming Tomorrow: Ask a Pol EXCLUSIVE with Senate Appropriations Committee Chair on UAPDA…TRANSCRIPT: Rep. Eric Burlison (12-16-2025)SCENE: Ask a Pol‘s Matt Laslo conducted a longer interview with a rushed Rep. Eric Burlison before a House vote. Laslo then realized he forgot a key follow-up question……so Laslo tracked Burlison throughout the vote series. Once it concluded, Laslo rushed to meet the Congressman at the bottom of a marble stairwell…Matt Laslo: “Hey, Congressman Burlison — I have one other question...”**Ask a Pol always has a handful of exclusive interviews banked ahead of each and every holiday recess…merry tidings coming your way… Laslo: “…do you know — going through the UAPDA at the last minute in the NDAA — did you find out where the opposition is?”*Rep. Eric Burlison: “It sounded like there’s some — I don’t even know if it’s the members of the Senate side…”Laslo: “Yeah?”Burlison: “But the Senate Approps [Appropriations] staff feel like it’s their turf.”Laslo: “Interesting.”Burlison: “And they don’t want to — so we need to have that conversation.”Laslo: “Huh.” Burlison: “And I think Senator [Mike] Rounds is going to have to have that conversation.”ICYMI — Rounds is Senate GOP sponsor of UAPDA Laslo: “Interesting. So it wasn’t even a member?”Burlison: “Oh…” Laslo: “How is that even [possible]?”Burlison: “I’m not aware of any members.”Laslo: “Yeah?”What would you ask Congress next? Let us know and we’re on it. AI Disclosure: Ask a Pol‘s playing around with as many new AI tools as we can, so this small, unfunded startup can compete in today’s new media landscape. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next?Who?Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) — Member, Intelligence and Armed Services CommitteesAsk a Pol asks:“UAP” isn’t mentioned once in this year’s NDAA and there are only seven mentions of “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” — has the 119th Congress just moved past the term “UAP” and started calling it “drones” and “UAS” instead?Key Gillibrand:“We know they’re drones. They’re not unidentified. So they’re unmanned aerial systems,” Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.But in a classified briefing two years out from the Langley Air Force Base incursions —or “swarms“ that effectively shut the base down for 17 days — the Pentagon told Senate Intel Vice-chair Mark Warner and Sen. Tim Kaine they have no idea what they were.“That’s fair,” Gillibrand says. “That’s fair. We could have called them UAP or we could have called them UAS.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next?Who?Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN) — Co-chair, Congressional UAP CaucusAsk a Pol asks:One more question from an Ask a Pol UAP subscriber — have you had your 15 minutes with President Donald Trump?Key Burchett:“Not yet. I’ve asked for it,” Rep. Tim Burchett exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP.You haven’t?“No. I’m meeting with Marco Rubio next week,” Burchett says. “I’m kind of moving up the chain a little bit.”Are you going to talk to Rubio about UAP?“A little bit, yeah,” Burchett says.— Ask a Pol subscriber asked question Thursday, answered Friday —About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto.Ask a Pol drugs.Ask a Pol ai.Ask a Pol uaps.Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Visit Ask a Pol ~ asking your lawmakers your questions at your US Capitol ~What should we ask Congress next? Let us know!In our latest episode: Who? Rep. Nick Begich (R-AK)Ask a Pol asks: Are you convinced of anything, even if it’s convinced that there’s secrets that the federal governemnt has and aren’t sharing?Key Begich: “Well, there’s lots of secrets. I’m convinced that there is far more to the story than we’ve been officially told,” Rep. Nick Begich exclusively tells Ask a Pol. About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next?Who?Rep. James Comer (R-KY) — Chair, House Oversight CommitteeAsk a Pol asks:You already extended the Secrets Task Force for a second 6-month stint — are you planning to do that again in the New Year?Key Comer:“We may change a thing or two, but yeah, we plan on continuing to do it, so there’s gonna be some more UFO stuff,” Oversight Committee Chair James Comer exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAP. “You can only renew em like one time. I think that’s the rules. So we’re gonna keep doing it, and we might change a thing or two, but it…”Change a word in the name?“Yeah,” Comer says. “Change a word or so.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites!Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Visit Ask a Pol ~ interactive political journalism ~ what should we ask Congress next? Let us know!Who?Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) — Member, Oversight Committee, Secrets Task Force & Congressional UAP CaucusAsk a Pol asks:Have you seen these attacks on your staffer, UFO whistleblower David Grusch lately?Key Burlison:”Yes. I think it’s disgusting,” Rep. Eric Burlison exclusively tells Ask a Pol UAPs. “He’s a patriot who served his country. There’s an effort to clearly not only besmirch him, but discredit me and anybody that’s involved in this.“And you know this Age of Disclosure film that’s coming out? I hope that that generates a lot of buzz. It’s a very serious film and it should be — we need to take this topic very seriously.”Official Trailer: The Age of DisclosureBlack Friday Blowout: Limited-time SALE — subscribe today!Help a struggling startup out. Please, fam!Ask a Pol’s now on YouTube, TikTok & Instagram!Subscriber question: Where’d you get that Hellfire video?“I can’t answer that,” Burlison says.Did Grusch help with it?“No.”About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe

Who?Rep. James Comer (R-KY) — Chair, House Oversight CommitteeComer asks:“Did they ever make their trip to Roswell?” House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer casually asked. “I don’t think so,” Ask a Pol founder Matt Laslo replies. Key Comer:“I approved a trip for [Chair Anna Paulina Luna and Secrets Task Force members] to go to Roswell. I don’t know if they made it or not. They may have got interrupted with the shutdown,” Comer exclusively told Ask a Pol UAP.**Confirmed: Trip planned for coming months. While Chair Comer approved the CODEL — or official Congressional Delegation trip — Rep. Eric Burlison tells Ask a Pol they’re still working out their western state itinerary (stay tuned: That full exclusive with Burlison — including his reaction to recent attacks on his staffer David Grusch — is dropping next week when Congress is out, again).While they still don’t have their trip details ironed out, Burlison explains, that’s in part because they fear military contractors will move sensitive materials if alerted a CODEL is coming… About Ask a Pol: We give listeners a front row seat to Congress. Transparency matters, so come inside the Capitol with us! Politicians disappoint. Ask a Pol keeps em honest. Find us on social media:SubstackXSpotifyAppleDon’t miss our other Ask a Pol sites! Ask a Pol politics.Ask a Pol crypto. Ask a Pol drugs. Ask a Pol ai. Ask a Pol uaps. Find Ask a Pol founder @MattLaslo on social media.  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.askapoluaps.com/subscribe